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Portland VAMC facility in Warrenton scheduled 233 medical appointments in June 2020

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The Portland VA Medical Center, subsidiary 648GD in Warrenton, Oregon, scheduled 233 pending appointments during the period ending July 1, according to data collected from the U.S. Department of Veteran’s Affairs.

Of the total number of appointments, 223 had a wait time of 30 days or less (95.7%) and 10 appointments (4.3%) were scheduled more than 30 days out.

A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) in January 2019 reported that wait times for new appointments at VA health care facilities were similar to or better than wait times at private-sector providers between 2014 and 2017.

The Government Accountability Office (GAO), however, released a report in July 2019 that cautioned that the VA's data-tracking system only captures part of the appointment process and fails to account for the time that it takes the VA to enroll veterans in its health benefits program.

The VA explains on its website that when veterans apply for benefits, they are assigned to one of eight priority groups, with those who need immediate care due to service-related disabilities placed in higher priority groups. Veterans who do not have service-connected disabilities and earn a higher income are placed in the lower priority groups.

Portland VA Medical Center Appointments Scheduled in June
Facility CodeLocationTotal Appointments ScheduledAppointments Scheduled 30 Days or LessAppointments Scheduled More than 30 Days
648Portland33,20128,7354,466
648A4Portland Vancouver10,5169,979537
648GBSalem5,9175,537380
648GABend5,3934,470923
648GFHillsboro2,6042,447157
648GEFairview2,5202,374146
648GGWest Linn2,1792,040139
648GJThe Dalles97994138
648GDWarrenton23322310
648GHNewport22721512
648GIPortland13812414
Source: U.S. Veteran's Administration

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